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The Economics Of Work And Family 2000-01, Department Of Economics

Werner Sichel Lecture Series

"The Economics of Work and Family" is the 37th annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series focuses on the economics of work and family, including the importance of child care policy, the economics of fertility, and the effects of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. This year, the series is directed by Dr. Emily P. Hoffman, Professor of Economics, and Dr. Jean Kimmel, Senior Economist at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, which is the co-sponsor of the series. Assisting Drs. Hoffman and Kimmel are Professors Wei-Chiao …

New Game Plan Or Business As Usual? A Critique Of The Team Production Model Of Corporate Law, David K. Millon

Scholarly Articles

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Household Valuation Of Curbside Recycling, David M. Aadland, Arthur J. Caplan

Applied Economics Faculty Publications

This paper looks at the willingness to pay for and participate in a curbside recycling program based on a survey of 401 residents in Ogden, Utah. Modifying the Cameron and James (1987) econometric model to fit ordered-interval data, we estimate that the mean willingness to pay for curbside recycling is $2.05 per month, and that 72% of the residents would willingly participate in such a program. Furthermore, females, young people, college-educated, those currently recycling without monetary reward, those regarding recycling as beneficial to the community and nation, and those with relatively high incomes are willing to pay the most for …

Industrial Resources: Carroll County - Carrollton, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Carroll County

"Resources for Economic Development: Carrollton (Carroll County), Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Carroll County Community Development Corporation, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Breathitt County - Jackson, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Breathitt County

"Resources for Economic Development: Jackson, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Breathitt County Industrial Authority, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Mccreary County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

McCreary County

"Resources for Economic Development: McCreary County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the McCreary County Deputy Judge Executive, Whitley City, Kentucky, January 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Wolfe County - Campton, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Wolfe County

"Resources for Economic Development: Campton, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Wolfe County Government, Campton, Kentucky, January 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources,markets, and climate.

2000-10 The Game Of Negotiations: Ordering Issues And Implementing Agreements, Lutz-Alexander Busch, Ignatius J. Horstmann

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-09 Working During School And Academic Performance, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-08 The Relationship Between Family Income And Schooling Attainment: Evidence From A Liberal Arts College With A Fall Tuition Subsidy Program, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-07 Economic Efficiency And Qaly-Based Cost-Utility Analysis In Health Care, Åke Blomqvist

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-06 A Critical Survey Of Empirical Methods For Evaluating Active Labor Market Policies, Jeffrey A. Smith

Department of Economics Research Reports

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2000-05 Remedies For Financial Crises In The Classical And Neoclassical Literature, David Laidler

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-04 An Early Harvard Memorandum On Anti-Depression Policies - Introductory Note, David Laidler, Roger Sandilands

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-03 Financial Intermediation And Occupational Choice In Development, Andres Erosa

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-02 Highlights Of The Bullionist Controversy, David Laidler

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-01 On Inflation As A Regressive Consumption Tax, Andres Erosa, Gustavo Ventura

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-18 Evaluating Profiling As A Means Of Allocating Government Services, Mark C. Berger, Dan Black, Jeffrey A. Smith

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-17 Optimal Tax Mix In A Two-Sector Growth Model With Transitional Dynamics, James B. Davies, Jie Zhang, Jinli Zeng

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-16 High Closing, Joel Fried

Department of Economics Research Reports

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2000-15 Taxes And Marriage: A Two-Sided Search Analysis, Hector Chade, Gustavo Ventura

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-14 Optimal Central Bank Conservatism And Monopoly Trade Unions, Helge Berger, Carsten Hefeker, Ronnie Schoeb

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-13 Dynamic Arbitrage-Free Asset Pricing With Proportional Transaction Costs, Xiaotie Deng, Chunlei Xu, Shunming Zhang

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.

2000-12 Endogenous Majority Rules With Changing Preferences, Mattias K. Polborn

Department of Economics Research Reports

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2000-11 The New Federalism: Distributional Conflict, Voluntarism, And Segregation, Ignatius J. Horstmann, Kimberley A. Scharf

Department of Economics Research Reports

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The Usa In The World Trading System, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

The USA has been an important player on the post-war world economic stage, but for much of that period what happened in the world economy was not of much consequence to the majority of the country's citizens. Trade was, and in many ways still is, a small part of overall economic activity. To assess the importance of trade one has to go to sector- and industry-specific levels, where shifts in world demand and supply can affect wages, profits, employment and output. The public at large has a general sense that the US economy is becoming more 'globalized' and that this …

No. 17: Writing Xenophobia: Immigration And The Press In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ransford Danso, David A. Mcdonald

Southern African Migration Programme

The mass media have become one of the most important institutions in modern society, playing a role not only in our learning and education, but also in how we see opportunities for change and improvements in our lives. For these reasons, the media are seen as a powerful vehicle for social transformation and development, and have drawn increasing attention towards themselves in contemporary society. The print media (ie newspapers) are particularly important in this respect, given that the press has traditionally been a provider of information on daily events and, for many people, are the only source of information about …

No. 18: Losing Our Minds: Skills Migration And The South African Brain Drain, Jonathan Crush

Southern African Migration Programme

Many countries, South Africa included, are in a panic about skills emigration – the so-called “brain drain.” One business-oriented institute even thinks that South Africa’s skills shortage is so “desperate” that the country should immediately throw open its borders to anyone who wishes to enter. Yet most South Africans are ambiguous about the wisdom of using immigration policy to offset skills loss. Immigration, no matter how selective and tightly controlled, arouses nationalist passions and causes moral panics.

Anti-immigrationists argue that governments are supposed to protect citizens from “outsiders”; not let them in to compete with locals for jobs and resources. …

No. 19: Botswana: Migration Perspectives And Prospects, Johan Oucho, Eugene Campbell, Elizabeth Mukamaambo

Southern African Migration Programme

The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) is committed to supporting basic research on the dimensions, causes and consequences of cross-border and internal migration within the SADC region and to making the results accessible to a range of partners. We believe that a well-informed policy-maker or official is more likely to appreciate the workability of policy choices in the area of migration and immigration management. Policies based on poor or misleading information will not only fail but could have negative unintended consequences. From a human rights perspective, we are concerned that without accurate information about migration, decisions may be made which …

No. 20: The Brain Gain: Skilled Migrants And Immigration Policy In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Robert Mattes, Jonathan Crush, W. Richmond

Southern African Migration Programme

South African immigration policy has become extremely restrictive since 1994. Immigration numbers are at an all-time low, even as emigration accelerates. The number of temporary work permits issued has also declined at a time when South Africa has reconnected to the global economy and many companies and investors wish to import high-level skills. Immigration is not viewed as a public policy tool that could benefit South Africa. Immigrants and migrants (even the most highly skilled) are more often stereotyped as a threat to the economic and social interests of South Africans.

Why has South Africa’s first democratic government taken such …